Forest Land according to Forest Laws21.68 Million

ha.42.3%

Forest area16

Million Ha. 32%

Type of Forest 1,221 Preserve Forest 127 National Park 58 Wildlife Sanctuary 67 Non-hunting area Mangrove Forest

Source: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

Highland Communities vs. Forest Area

Source : สถาบนัวจัิยและพฒันาพื้นท่ีสูง (องค์การมหาชน)

Forest Act 1941Definition of forest = Land not title document

Forest Zoning 1961Agriculture land 50% Preserve Forest 50%

- 1960 Wild life Act - 1961 NP Act - 1964 PF Act

Forest Land 42.3% of State Land

Watershed Zoning1992

Preserve Forest zoning: Conservation (1A), Economic, Agriculture area

Preserve Forest: Pa Chiang Dao 1973

Wildlife Sangtuary: Pa Doi Chiang Dao 1978

National Park: Huay Nam Dang 1995

National Park: Chiang Dao 2000

Land Reform in PF 1979

1973 – 1982(9 year)6.5 Mil Ha.

1988 Logging Ban

1973 2009

Decreasing of Forest Land

1988

Logging Ban

1991Conservation Regime

Northeast Peasants Federation

People Movements (28 years, 15 Government)

Assembly of the Poor

1997

Southern Peasants Federation

2008

People Movement for Society Justice (P-Move)

2000

Northern Peasants Federation

Northeast-Land Reform Network

2006 2010

Four Laws for the Poor in Thailand

1. Progressive land tax bill

2. Public land bank bill

3. Community land and natural resource management

rights bill (Community Land Title)

4. Justice fund bill

Four Laws for Poor (Community Land Title, Land Bank, Progressive Land

Tax, Legal Fund)

Military and Conservation Regime

Karen’s houses were burned, Kaeng Kachan National Park

Ko-ee, 105 years old Karen - Born in 1911- 30 years before first Forest Act -50 years before NP Act

Forced disappearances villager leaders

Four leaders were killed, Southern Thailand

Reclaim Forest Area Policy, NCPO 2014

Officers arrested 29 Karen, IP Northern Thailand

Reclaim forest area, clear cut villagers’ rubber plantations

Lessons learned ?

New directions ?

Forest and Land Use Zoning

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พื้นท่ีป่าใชส้อย 2,073 ไร่

2

3

6

32

5

6

4

Community Development

1

2

4

5 7

7

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Forest Restoration and conservation

1

2

4

3

2

บวชป่า/ กำาหนดเขตอนุรกัษ์/ ดแูลป่า1

ปลกูป่าใชส้อย /Food bank2

ระบบอนุรกัษ์ดินและนำ�า/ ปลกูแฝก3

เขตอนุรกัษ์พนัธุส์ตัวน์ำ�า5

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ฝายชะลอนำ�า4

Improving farming and production